RUTH MWAPE, MPA

836 Cooper Landing Road #605W

Cherry Hill, NJ 08002

E-Mail: rmwape@msn.com

 

EDUCATION

 

Long Island University, Brooklyn, NY                                                                                                           

Masters of Public Administration, May 2006

GPA: 3.7

Awards: Graduated with distinction

 

Monroe College, Bronx, NY                                                                                                              

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Information System, December 2002

Associate Degree in Computer Science, August 2001                 

GPA: 3.3

Awards: Dean’s List, Spring 2002 and President List, Fall 2002

 

Mansa Teacher’s Training College, Mansa, Zambia                                                                          

Teacher’s Certificate, December 1988                                                                          

 

ORGNIZATION: American Society for Public Administration

 

EMPLOYMENT

 

Visiting Teachers of New York, Yonkers, NY                                                                                                                         05/04 – 08/06

Project Manager

Registration management - managed enrollment and placement process, staffing, process development, professional development, logistic; assisted with human resources and budget issues; worked across departments in the areas of parents and school involvement; ensured compliance with all federal, state and city laws, regulations and policies; Developed orientation and training programs for staff; worked cooperatively with staff at all levels to ensure quality service provision

 

International Institute of New Jersey, Jersey City, NJ                                                                                                              04/03 – 05/04

Medical Specialist/Matching Grant Resource Developer

Worked with programs’ directors to accomplish the mission, goals and objectives; Reviewed completion of social and medical history of clients; Organized educational workshops/seminars to educate staff, new and/or continuing clients on various health related issue; Built and maintained relationships with community organizations, individuals, other nonprofit organizations, businesses, government etc; Solicited potential individual and corporate donors; Developed promotional materials and tracking donation forms  

 

Locations Etc Inc., Queens, NY                                                                                                                                                06/01 – 07/02

Network/Technical Support Specialist

Monitored the network and servers; backed up file systems and disaster recovery and evaluated systems specifications, troubleshoot networking and operating systems’ problems; maintained user access and passwords; designed, developed and maintained company’s web site and database.

 

City of New York, Melrose HRA Center, Bronx, NY                                                                                                               10/00 – 06/01

Assistant Case Worker

Counseled clients; benefit assessment, referred clients to community based services, training and job placement services.

 

Bed, Bath & Beyond, New York, NY                                                                                                                                        08/96 – 10/00

Associate

Entered store inventory, merchandizing and price checks; resolved customer complaints and helped reinforce customer loyalty.

 

Lusaka Primary School, Lusaka, Zambia                                                                                                                                    01/89 – 10/93

Teacher

Classroom instruction, prepared lesson plans, and graded tests and homework

 

Computer Skills: SPSS, C, C++, SQL, Java, Oracle, HTML, FrontPage, Visual Basic, MS Word, Access, Excel, Publisher, and PowerPoint, UNIX, , Multimedia, Windows 95/98/2000/XP